Attention World Leaders! Supercharged plants can slow climate change!

MAY 2, 2019

TODAY'S TED TALK How supercharged plants could slow climate change 13:48 minutes · TED2019 Plants are amazing machines -- for millions of years, they've taken carbon dioxide out of the air and stored it underground, keeping a crucial check on the global climate. Plant geneticist Joanne Chory is working to amplify this special ability: with her colleagues at the Salk Institute Plant Biology Laboratory, she's creating plants that can store more carbon, deeper underground, for hundreds of years. Learn more about how these supercharged plants could help slow climate change. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.) Watch now »   PLAYLIST OF THE DAY What is the Anthropocene? Humanity's increasingly permanent mark on the planet has spurred a new geological age in earth's history: the Anthropocene. Learn how we got to this point -- and what our footprint means to the future of the planet. Watch » 8 talks · Total run time 2:04:49 TED2020 IDEA SEARCH Want to give a talk at TED2020? TED is hosting an idea search event unlike any other. Our mission: to ensure we're hearing the most riveting ideas from the world's most interesting people, with the goal of inviting a select group to join us and speak at the flagship TED conference in 2020. Do you have an idea to share with the world? Apply by May 29. Apply now »   DOWNLOAD THE TED APP